According to French officials, Prime was released on the night of August 6-7. No further details concerning how she gained her freedom have yet been made public, but the statement notes that “France has made every effort to achieve this happy outcome.”

The 30-year-old was captured on February 24 by six unidentified gunmen in Yemen's capital, Sana’a, by a group of men who had been disguised as policemen. Prime was seized along with her translator, Sherine Makkaoui, who was freed in Aden on March 10. Her driver managed to escape.

In June, a 21-second video posted on YouTube showed Prime sitting on the ground and wearing black in the desert, as she appealed to the French and Yemeni governments for her release. The video itself was dated April.